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The Genealogy Fallout from Nixing Richard Pace of Jamestown Due to DNA

August 15, 2015 by Colleen Greene 2 Comments

The Genealogy Fallout from Nixing Richard Pace of Jamestown Due to DNA

Armed with the recent findings from our male-line Y-DNA test results for my husband’s Pace line, I now face the unpleasant chore of cleaning up my genealogy house due to this fallout, and outlining some next steps for my research plan.

People Referenced: Pace, Richard (1583-1627) - Saved Jamestown, Pace, William Henry (1745-1815) - George Washington's Elite Bodyguard, Smyth, Isabella (1589-1637)
Applicable Surnames: Pace, Smyth
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: corrections, DNA, fallacies, Jamestown

#52Ancestors: DNA Proves Our Pace Research is Only Halfway Right

August 11, 2015 by Colleen Greene 7 Comments

#52Ancestors: DNA Proves Our Pace Research is Only Halfway Right

After three months of waiting for it to finish processing, my husband’s Pace family’s much-anticipated Y-DNA results debunk the belief that they are descended from Richard Pace of Jamestown.

People Referenced: Pace, Richard (1583-1627) - Saved Jamestown, Pace, William Henry (1745-1815) - George Washington's Elite Bodyguard, Smyth, Isabella (1589-1637)
Applicable Surnames: Pace, Smyth
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2015), corrections, DNA, Jamestown

#52Ancestors: Storms Surrounding General Washington’s Bodyguard, Sergeant William Pace

March 10, 2015 by Colleen Greene 4 Comments

#52Ancestors: Storms Surrounding General Washington’s Bodyguard, Sergeant William Pace

Profiling William Pace’s service at Valley Forge, and discussing the genealogy controversy surrounding his connection to Richard Pace of Jamestown. We think William Pace was my husband’s 5th great grandfather, and have heard that we are (through him) also descended from Richard Pace, who saved Jamestown. But what does the Pace DNA Project say about this connection?

People Referenced: Pace, William Henry (1745-1815) - George Washington's Elite Bodyguard
Applicable Surnames: Pace
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2015), DNA, Jamestown, Jamestown Settlement, Revolutionary War

#52Ancestors: Hanging Out in Jamestown Settlement with 11th Great Grandfather Richard Pace

November 8, 2014 by Colleen Greene 26 Comments

#52Ancestors: Hanging Out in Jamestown Settlement with 11th Great Grandfather Richard Pace

Richard Pace (1583-1627), my husband Jeff’s 11th great grandfather, is credited with saving the colonial settlement of Jamestown, Virginia. Last month, Jeff and I visited Jamestown.

People Referenced: Pace, Richard (1583-1627) - Saved Jamestown, Smyth, Isabella (1589-1637)
Applicable Surnames: Colby, Pace, Smyth
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2014), Ancient Planters, Jamestown, Virginia

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